• Trabzonspor players celebrate winning their first championship in 38 years after the Turkish Super League match between Trabzonspor against Antalyaspor in Trabzon. EPA
    Trabzonspor players celebrate winning their first championship in 38 years after the Turkish Super League match between Trabzonspor against Antalyaspor in Trabzon. EPA
  • Trabzonspor fans savour the moment of winning the Turkish league after a 2-2 draw with Antalyaspor in Trabzon. EPA
    Trabzonspor fans savour the moment of winning the Turkish league after a 2-2 draw with Antalyaspor in Trabzon. EPA
  • Trabzonspor's head coach Abdullah Avci is mobbed by club officials and fans. EPA
    Trabzonspor's head coach Abdullah Avci is mobbed by club officials and fans. EPA
  • Trabzonspor fans celebrate their championship at the pitch after 38 years after the Turkish Super League match between Trabzonspor and Antalyaspor in Trabzon, Turkey 30 April 2022. EPA / STR
    Trabzonspor fans celebrate their championship at the pitch after 38 years after the Turkish Super League match between Trabzonspor and Antalyaspor in Trabzon, Turkey 30 April 2022. EPA / STR
  • It was all too much for some Trabzonspor fans, who ran on to the pitch before the end of match. EPA
    It was all too much for some Trabzonspor fans, who ran on to the pitch before the end of match. EPA
  • The draw leaves Trabzonspor nine points clear of Fenerbahce, against whom they have a better head-to-head record, with only three games left. EPA
    The draw leaves Trabzonspor nine points clear of Fenerbahce, against whom they have a better head-to-head record, with only three games left. EPA
  • It is the club's seventh Turkish league title – they won five in a row from 1975-76 and another in 1983-84. AFP
    It is the club's seventh Turkish league title – they won five in a row from 1975-76 and another in 1983-84. AFP
  • Trabzonspor's Vitor Hugo (C) and fans celebrate on the pitch. EPA
    Trabzonspor's Vitor Hugo (C) and fans celebrate on the pitch. EPA
  • Trabzonspor are one of only six teams to have won the Turkish title. EPA
    Trabzonspor are one of only six teams to have won the Turkish title. EPA
  • Trabzonspor fans in Taksim Square, Istanbul. AFP
    Trabzonspor fans in Taksim Square, Istanbul. AFP
  • Wright equalised for Antalyaspor in the 80th minute but it wasn’t enough to prevent Trabzonspor clinching the league title. AFP
    Wright equalised for Antalyaspor in the 80th minute but it wasn’t enough to prevent Trabzonspor clinching the league title. AFP
  • Trabzonspor have won the league with three matches to spare. AFP
    Trabzonspor have won the league with three matches to spare. AFP
  • Party time for Trabzonspor fans. AFP
    Party time for Trabzonspor fans. AFP
  • Trabzonspor, from Turkey's Black Sea region, were the first non Istanbul-based club to win the league. AFP
    Trabzonspor, from Turkey's Black Sea region, were the first non Istanbul-based club to win the league. AFP

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Trabzonspor fans celebrate winning Turkish league - in pictures

Club from Black Sea region draw with Antalyaspor to clinch title with three games to spare

The National

May 01, 2022

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Updated: May 01, 2022, 10:56 AM
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